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36159 | Android Media Player Achieva Astone A100 missing VPN | I just bought an Astone A100 which is also known as an Achieva A100. It's an Android media player with WiFi, HDMI, and an Air Mouse. The ROM that comes with this device is based on Android 4.0.4. However, unlike my i9000 phone's Android 4.0.4 there doesn't appear to be a VPN option in the settings menu. Based on Google Play Store and the SystemInfo app, this ROM identifies as "SoftwinerEvb". Google says SoftwinerEvb is a ROM for an 8" tablet. Is the VPN option something I can just add in, like adding kernel drivers to linux, or drivers to windows, or do I have to recompile a whole ROM for this functionality? |
18703 | Streaming radio in Android | I like a couple of Internet radios that I'm currently able to listen to using CorePlayer under Windows Mobile, VLC and WMP on PC. I own the .m3u files for both `www.radio21.ro` and `www.vibefm.ro`, but when trying to open with different players they won't get played. NSWPlayer crashes, RockPlayer says the file can't be played with System Player. Any tips? |
33507 | How do I open .pls files? | I downloaded a `.pls` file for an online radio, but I can't open it. Winamp, VLC player all fail when opening, and A Online Radio which according to the description can open this type doesn't show up in the "open with this" list. What are my options? |
18701 | Will my phone shift Google Calendar events when I go to different timezones? | I'm entering a bunch of events into my Google Calendar on the web interface and am wondering if I should do them all in local time or select the proper timezone. If I explictly pick a timezone (e.g. 1 PM PST) and it shows up as 4 PM EST, will it "fix" it when I go out to California? What about events with different starting and ending timezones? |
18707 | Why do the "Successfully updated" notifications disappear? | I noticed a weird behavior when updating applications with the newer Gingerbread (2.3.5?) and now Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0.3) builds. It might also be the case with other versions, but I have not seen it with 2.3.3 and lower on my Nexus S. **EDIT:** As Chahk pointed out below, it might not be related to the Android OS version but rather to a recent change in the Market App. I have a lot of apps installed (currently around 160). Now when I go to the Market after a couple of days there are usually several updates available (say 10). **The way it used to be:** I hit "Update 10" and let the device download and install the updates. After that I had 10 separate "Successfully updated" notification messages in my notification window. **The way it is now:** During update installations the "Successfully updated" notifications seem to randomly disappear or not show up at all. Why is that? Is there a way to get the old behavior back? Otherwise there would be no way to tell which apps have received updates without first making a list of all the apps prior to pressing "Update". |
33503 | Cancelling notifications for app updates | Every time an app automatically updates, it shows a notification. I find this ridiculous. For me, a notification means "something I should be notified about". The thought that I should be made aware every time a random app I never use gets updated from version 1.5.2 to 1.5.3 is so ludicrous that it makes me want to sit back in my reclining chair, take the backrest all the way down and think about how big the universe is and how small our lives are. Is there any way to make Android not show those notifications? (Note: I use CyanogenMod 9.) |
71751 | SD card suddenly damaged | I'm using Xperia C. My SD card works perfectly fine but after I power down my phone and turn it back on, suddenly it says that my SD is damaged and I have to format it. I can't even mount it on my phone cuz when I do, it just unmount it again. This is not the first time it happen. Last time, it was with my first SD card and now, my second. What should I do? |
18709 | Cannot get lynx browser to work on Android | I originally posted this in stackoverflow and was told to ask this here. I downloaded a compiled lynx binary from xda and everytime I start lynx it tells me that it is unable to connect to remote host. I changed the lynx.cfg to use localhost and that loads, but when I enter a URL, nothing. I tried it with 3G, 2G, and WiFi, and no luck. What am I doing wrong? |
71754 | Samsung Galaxy S4: Get files from broken & locked screen | I have a Samsung Galaxy S4. I broke the screen a few days back and it was locked at the time. The phone is working because it can charge and I can hear the alarm and incoming calls and messages but I can't see a thing because it is all black. I can't possibly unlock the phone because the touch is not working too. I need to retrieve my files from the phone. So when I connect my phone using a USB to my MAC, it shows me absolutely nothing except this error: If your device's screen is locked, disconnect its USB cable, unlock your screen, and then reconnect the USB cable. Like I said, I cannot unlock the screen. I can't use Samsung's `Find my Phone` application because I never added a Samsung Account to it and so my device is not registered for remote data recovery.  When I connect my phone to my HP laptop via USB, it shows nothing, not even an error. Is there any way I can unlock my phone remotely and retrieve my files? |
71757 | How could I access my Nexus 4 on Mac ? (The screen is broken and touch doesn't work) | I need to get to photos and contacts in my Nexus 4 and I can't do so as the touch doesn't work anymore. How could I access the phone from my Mac ? |
71756 | Icon issues in Google Play Store 4.8.20 | I'm running Android 4.2.1 and recently the Play Store app updated to version 4.8.20 and since then I'm facing icon issues within the store.  Click for larger version As you can see, there's a weird black background for every app icon, this is the case for every page within play store, all the icons have this kind of background. I once tried un-installing Play Store updates and fell back to pre-installed version 4.1 of Play Store, which solved the icon issues (but left me with older version of Play Store). And obviously, the Play Store again updated itself to latest version and I again have same issue. Note that there isn't any such problem on my different Android phone (which is running Android 4.2.2 but has same Play Store version, 4.8.20). I've tried clearing Play Store cache, App Data, and as said earlier, uninstalling updates (which momentarily solves the problem), but nothing seems to solve the problem with this version of Play Store, only option I haven't tried is hard resetting my phone, which I want to avoid. Is this a known bug with this version of Play Store? what are the options I have to fix this? |
41560 | Hindi font not display in htc_salsa_C510e_android2.0.3? | In My app display Hindi font. so i use the **DroidHindi.ttf** font to display the font. and i run this app output in **SonyXperia_MT27i** like this! [Sony_Xperia_MT27i_android_4.0.4 Image screen] and same app run in **htc_salsa_C510e_android2.0.3** Display this type output Please any help me. what is the problem i don't know. |
17829 | How to place Apps on "Home Bar" for Logitech Revue Google-TV? | How can I add apps to the home bar on the Logitech Revue Google-TV box? I can remove them by pressing and holding the OK button and selecting _remove_ from the popup menu, but I haven't seen an option to add them. The Logitech Help has stopped working - all the link report "Unable to Open URL". I am guessing this is part of Logitech's dropping of support for this device. |
17828 | Locking SDHC Memory card on Samsung Galaxy 2 | I have stored an important document on the SDHC card on my Samsung Galaxy 2 phone (so that I can edit it on the go). I don't want others to access this file or document without my permission. I know I can lock the phone but this option means that nothing could be done on the phone unless it is unlocked. I want others to still make calls from my phone but not be able to access the memory card. (Letting others use my phone is an internal arrangement i.e. so that there is one point of contact when we are travelling together) **Is there a way to lock the memory card (with a password) but leave the phone unlocked?** |
17826 | how do you delete specific contacts in ICS? | I have a Nexus S phone just updated to ICS. This forum was very helpful in finding out ICS' now more cumbersome way to delete specific calls from call logs. Thank You. It's a new year, and I want to clean out some dead wood from the contact list. But for the life of me I cannot find a way on the phone to delete a specific record from the contacts list. Is a browser into my gmail contacts screen my only option to manage deletion of individual names on my phone's contact list? Is my only contact management option on the phone to clear the whole list and re-sync after updating the list on the web site? |
17825 | Can I hide the time on the Cyanogenmod 7 Lockscreen? | I've flashed CM7 onto my phone, and am wondering if there is a way to hide the clock. The only way I see is the `Widget Layout` setting to `Default/Hidden/Centered`. But this hides ALL text on the lock screen, I want to hide **ONLY** the clock (because it is in the statusbar anyway), and NOT hide the next alarm, next calendar appointment, battery level, etc. Or, as an alternative, if there is someway to make the font for the clock a LOT smaller. The reason I want to do this, is because I am using Contact Owner to display lost phone text on the lock screen, but with that giant clock up top, it pushes the owner info underneath/behind the unlock controls. Also, setting the `Widget Layout` to hidden hides the owner info as well, which kinda defeats the purpose. **UPDATE:** With a little help from this question, I'm using Cyanogenmod's own owner info ability, but it still suffers from the same problem. BTW, I'm running on a Galaxy S Captivate. |
17824 | Any apps like PhotosWall on Android | Is there any application on android which functions like 'PhotoWalls'? I am looking for an app which can assemble 1 photo from pieces of different photos? I have tried PhotoWalls, it does not let me pick photos I took from Camera. It only picks photos from my album. I am not sure why it has such restriction. Thank you. |
64888 | Nexus 5 "Ok Google" voice output in a non-English US language | I'm trying the have vocal output from my nexus 5 with a non english system language. If my system language is English(US) I say "ok google" and it opens google now, I say "what's the weather like today" and it show me a weather-widget with the weather and the phone speaks. Otherwise, if my system language is Italian, and I set English(US) in the voice settings, if I say "ok google" it opens google now, but if I say "what's the weather like today" nexus simply search it in web: no widget, no voice! **My question is:** it is possible to have the (english) output voice feedback from my questions in google now without setup English(US) with system language? Many Thanks |
29813 | How can I see the status of the latest CyanogenGen builds? | I see that CM10 nightlies for galaxysmtd have not been built for a while. Is the status of the latest builds available anywhere, so that I can see _why_ they haven't been built? |
57969 | Galaxy S4 Android 4.3 is repeatingly asking about TouchWiz | Every time I press the home button Android asks me to choose between Standard and Simple. How can I can rid of this annoyance?   ## update 131130 16:26 CET I installed another launcher and tried to clear and disable everything with TouchWiz and still it's repeadingly asking me the same question every time I press the home button.   ## Update 131201 10:47 CET I read that rebooting the phone and/or uninstalling the google search update could resolve the problem and after rebooting the phone the question hasn't popped up for a while. I'm clicking around to verify that it won't appear and the solution at this time seems to be that rebooting the phone will do it and I might not have to uninstall the search update which was mentioned. |
29811 | File Transfer on LAN using wifi | User 'Logos' stated the following in another question's response: > If you just want to transfer files while on your LAN and you're using wifi, > Samba Filesharing works super well. You can just browse to your phone's SD > card like it was a regular network samba share from your desktop.". I'm using Ubuntu Lucid on my desktop and Cyanogen Mod 7.2 on my ZTE Blade phone. Could anyone define the steps required to do the above? * * * Silly me for not noticing Enable on the Menu options. I'm now getting on Samba Filesharing 'Title' screen: Enabled - Running,\192.168.1.4 (i.e. correctfixed ip address assigned by router using phone's MAC address), \ANDROID, Wakelock Active. But when trying (in Nautilus) to 'Connect to Server' (with parameters of SSH & 192.168.1.4), I get popup displaying 'Could not display "sftp://192.168.1.4/", because the host could not be found.'. Router's admin shows that phone is not attached! I can ping phone from PC. but not vice versa. Tried using Terminal Emulator to ping PC from phone: tested first by phone ping itself but don't know how to stop Terminal Emulator as no Ctrl key on soft keyboard. ATP does not kill it! |
75171 | Backup gmail emails offline | I have an Android 4.1 phone. When I typically login into my gmail app, even if I am offline, I can see / read already downloaded emails. So, I have those two questions: * Where are those emails saved locally on my phone? Is there a way to access this folder within Android or through a PC? * Is there a way to backup all emails downloaded / stored on the phone, while still remaining offline? |
7181 | Samsung Galaxy S firmware codes | When Samsung Kies offers an update it doesn't tell you what version of android the update is. All you get is seemingly meaningless codes like PDA:JPI / Phone:JPP / CSC:JP4 or similar What do these codes mean? How can you convert these codes to android versions. If they are arbitrary can this question serve as a list mapping codes to android versions. |
7185 | Built-in alarm clock on G2? | I just upgraded from G1 to G2 Android. The G1 had a decent alarm clock application built right into it. The G2 doesn't seem to have this app (or I can't seem to find it.) Anyone know how to access it if there is one? |
7187 | can automatic update work when app is not installed from android marketplace? | or how can i auto update an app that is not installed via android marketplace. it is useful in scenario where many of our customer uses custom built of android device ( which not yet registered to android ) , and we want to make sure that changes to our app propogate to device ? |
82059 | ADB not working, but Fastboot is | I recently bought a used Nexus 5. It came with the L preview on it, and I decided to flash CM 11 instead. My last phone was a Nexus S, and I've flashed various ROMs to that thing in the past. Using the same machine that just re-flashed that Nexus S a couple weeks ago, I booted the Nexus 5 into fastboot mode, flashed ClockworkMod onto it and re- unlocked the bootloader. However, when I tried using ADB to push the CyanogenMod image over, I got `error: device not found`. Sure enough, `adb devices` fails to detect the device, even though USB debugging is enabled. I decided this was just an issue with L, so I used Google's `flash-all.sh` script to give me a stock KitKat install. This worked fine, since it's pushing the image via fastboot. However, I still can't get the device to show up to ADB. When I enable USB debugging with the phone plugged into my computer, I don't get a fingerprint confirmation dialog, and no icon notification appears to indicate that it's connected to a computer. I've tried 2 different OSes (Windows 7 and Linux Mint 14) on 3 different computers with 4 different USB cables. I've tried installing Google's USB drivers, and I have this problem with both fresh installs of the Android SDK and time-tested ones. I've already got `0x18d1` in my adb_usb.ini. On my Linux system, the output of the `lsusb` command gives identical output whether the phone is connected (with USB debugging enabled) or not. When it's in fastboot, it shows up as `Bus 001 Device 069: ID 18d1:4ee0 Google Inc.` The phone seems to work perfectly fine in every other respect. I'm pretty happy with vanilla KitKat, but I'd be happier at least knowing I had the option to use something else. I also like having access to `adb shell` now and then. I've seen plenty of people having issues with ADB before, but never without also having fastboot problems. Any ideas what might be going on? I'd prefer a Linux solution, but I can also work with Windows if needed. _Update:_ I was able to get the appropriate files into /sdcard/ by simply downloading them with a web browser, then flashing them with ClockworkMod. I'm now running CM 11, and the ADB problem hasn't gone away. Whatever is causing this, it persists through complete ROM replacements. I'm now curious as ever to know what could be causing this. |
8017 | How can I browse my Mac's hard drives with my Android phone? | Is there any Android software that can understand afp or browse OS X filesystems some other way ? |
82051 | Android 4.1.2 how to add buttons/widgets to the lock screen? | I feel like I've done this before but I can't find any way to do it now. I have the dialer, camera, text and unlock button on the lock screen now. Can I add more? Motorola Razr M |
8015 | If an app is downloaded and never opened, is it considered Active? | What makes an app 'Active' in the Android marketplace reporting? Is it when it is simply downloaded and on a device, or is it when it is downloaded, installed and opened? |
82057 | How to kill terminal emulator, or should I stop caring? | I have a Sprint LG G3 running Android 4.4.2. I'm using jackpal's terminal emulator. It respawns after I close the app. I see the terminal process and the child shell but killing that way seems too manual. The only workaround I've found is rebooting. Any better ideas, or should I stop caring? I mean, maybe the load on the OS is so small from the app that it doesn't matter if I can't kill it without a reboot. What do you think? |
7457 | Call Encryption | Is it possible to encrypt calls on Android OS? How do I do that? |
44936 | Samsung Galaxy ace GT S5830i can't receive calls while using internet browser | My Samsung Galaxy ace GT S58350i can't receive phone calls while I am using my internet browser. How can I solve this problem ? |
65080 | Cricket Muve Music problem | I have a Cricket Kyocera Hydro C5171 and recently got a new 32GB SD card now Muve won't work. I tried copying all the data from stock SD card to mine and it still won't work. Any ideas? |
65082 | Samsung Galaxy S3 Stock Calendar Entries Gone! | I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 running Android version 4.3. I have always used the stock Calendar app that appears on the home screen of my phone. Recently I installed the Google Calendar app to see which I liked better. I decided I liked the Calendar app that came with my phone better and I uninstalled the Google Calendar app. Since doing that all the entries on my Calendar are gone. It no longer syncs with my Google calendar online. When I go to Menu>Calendars all the calendars that it normally syncs with Google are gone. Sometimes when I open this they are there and checked, but when I click on Done then they all disappear again. When I try to add an existing calendar and enter my gmail address and password it tells me that an account for that user already exists. I am beyond frustrated. I wish I'd never tried the Google Calendar app. All I want is to go back to being able to use the stock Calendar app for my phone and have it sync with my Google calendar online as it did before. Any ideas or suggestions? |
65083 | Rooting the Nexus 7 2nd gen 2013 | How do I Root my Nexus 7 tablet.It's not straight out of the box I have quite a few app installed... Can I keep the apps and data already on the device ? |
10886 | T-mobile/Orange HTC Hero - no 3G on Orange | My HTC Hero uses both T-mobile and Orange in the UK, since February. However when my phone is connected to an Orange mast instead of a T-mobile mast I don't get 3G as it says that I am roaming. If I switch on the option to allow data roaming, will I get any additional charges? |
10883 | Is it possible to override automatic screen orientation? | Very often I use my phone lying in bed (with phone camera facing the ceiling) and the orientation changes drive me crazy. Literally if I turn the phone a few degrees it will go from portait to landscape and vice versa. I can disable auto-rotation, but it's not desirable in some scenarios, like when i turn on my shoulder and I want the orientation to change. Basically, is it possible to write your own logic for screen rotation and make it run on system wide scope? **UPD: I do not want to toggle auto-rotation. I want to rewrite that logic that based on current sensor setting changes the screen orientation on system level.** |
10888 | Samsung galaxy S2 Storage management | I used to have an HTC Desire: there was an internal memory and my micro-SD card. I could navigate easily via file explorer to each. With S II, I have also a micro-SD inserted however I can only navigate to the so-called USB storage section of the phone. I am confused, how is storage managed in the S2 and how I can eplore the content of my micro-SD card? |
10889 | Will installing the Voodoo lagfix clear all my settings? | I want to install the Voodoo lagfix on my SGS with Froyo. Will this wipe my settings, or can I install it without worrying about it? |
81537 | Accessing data while switched off/in reboot loop | I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 and it is stuck in an endless reboot loop. It will not completely load up, just keep rebooting. I have tried everything else I could find on the internet but nothing seems to fix it, so I want to wipe data and do a factory reset. However, I do not want to lose all my data and I can't seem to recover it as it is on the internal memory. If anyone knows of a way that I can access my data to copy it on to my PC please let me know. I can get it into recovery mode so I can use ADB on it if that helps. Thanks in advance. |
81530 | Samsung Galaxy S3 (i9300) "no network" issue | I bought my phone from a friend and I am the second user. It was rooted and was in modified status (when I checked About->device->status) but working fine and had zero issues. So yesterday I wanted to install a new ROM to get android 4.3 as what I had was android 4.1.2. I installed this Omega Rom (version is v58 - XXUGNB6). Now everything is working fine except the calling feature, phone is fast as well but when I try to make a call it says > "Not Registered on Network" This was working fine before, and a friend has the same ROM installed and it works fine without any problems at all. Even calling is working fine. What can I do to recover my phone? How can I unroot it? Does anyone know why I would be seeing this message? **UPDATE** I have found now that IMEI (under the battery) no of the device does not match with the IMEI I get when typing *#06# The IMEI I get when dial *#06# starts with 004999 but the IMEI under the battery starts with 355994. I flashed using ODIN again what I thought was the stock ROM. But it's not the original ROM which was in the mobile before, please find the below screenshot. I read here as well : http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/ref- imei-efs-stuff-i9300-including-t2393289/     |
4344 | Weather app that displays "feels like" temperature? | I have a HTC Evo and while I like the stock weather app, it doesn't show the "feels like" temperature. I know the Weather Channel app has this but it was completely unusable with null errors for me (refer to the marketplace reviews for more on this), and the free Weatherbug app I also tried didn't have "feels like" temps. Does anybody know of any other apps that have this feature? |
81502 | What is this status bar icon? |  Verizon Moto X - Stock - 4.4.4 Only pops up every once in a while... |
13617 | How to change bottom bar apps in MIUI launcher? | I have installed a ROM based on MIUI. The default launcher has 4 buttons on the bottom bar; is it possible to change the app shortcut of them? |
13611 | Unknown Tag Type collection | Since purchasing my Samsung Nexus S I have been bombarded by 'New Tag Collected' Tag Type 'Unknown'. I have since learned how to turn this off, but I was wondering what these Tags are and where are they coming from? |
11289 | How to unlink contacts? | I had a call from a new number. I went to create a new contact for it but accidentally clicked on the first item in my contact list. Now, it doesn't seem possible to unlink or unjoin them. When I view that contact, I can view the 'Joined Contacts', and it is joined to the Google contact I clicked on, and there is a minus icon but it is greyed out. How can I unjoin or unlink them or move this number to a new contact? Using Samsung Galaxy S on Froyo. |
5846 | Apps that can plot graphs of user entered data | I'm looking for an app that can produce graphs of data entered on the android device - scatter graphs in particular. Also the user must be able to create the file from scratch and enter their own data. So if there is a spreadsheet app that users can create a new spreadsheet, enter data into, and will then produce a scatter graph of the data, that would fit the bill perfectly. But other more limited apps (an overly powerful calculator?) could fulfil the purpose well enough. Also, this will be run on Android tablets that do not have the Google Android Market on them, so it must be possible to download the apk directly. Having to pay for it would be acceptable if that is the only option we get. |
16066 | Loop device possible on Android 2.1 Hero? | I'm trying to get Ubunto running on my Android after failing with Debian. I couldn't mount the image. Now the Ubunto Tutorial says that the phone must support loop devices. How can I figure that out, or can anybody give my a yes or no? Thanks EDIT: I already tried CM7, SalsaSense and some other one that looked very similar to CM7 but I forgot the name... CM7 extra stated that it supports loop devices but it fails on my hero. Could it be that there is some hardware issue that even the right ROM can't fix? |
11281 | Motorola Motoroi South Korea o South Africa change over | I have a Motorola Motoroi XT720 that I bought in South Korea. My service provider is SK Telecom. When I insert my South African sim card (Service provider Vodacom, and using the phone while in South Africa) in to the phone, the phone simply states that it does not accept foreign SIM cards. I want to change my phone so that I am able to use it in South Africa. I am absolutely clueless when it comes to ~~rooting~~ unlocking, but obviously eager to learn. |
11282 | Is there a Japanese input method for tablets that fits the screen better than Simeji? | I do a fair amount of e-mailing in Japanese from GMail in Android. On my cell phone (Nexus One), I use Simeji to type Japanese characters, and it does a good job. However, I recently got a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet, and I've found the Simeji doesn't scale well to the large screen. Samsung's Android keyboard, the stock Android keyboard, and Hacker's Keyboard are all installed on my tablet, and all of them have a nice, large, easy-to- type-on display on the 10" screen. Simeji on the other hand, although functional, is displayed with keys sized more appropriately to a 4" screen, and is stretched awkwardly around the bottom 10-15% of the screen. At least this is true in landscape mode. I'd like to have a Japanese input method for my tablet that makes better use of the screen real estate, and is easy to type on with two hands. Does anyone know of one? Or alternatively, is there some way I can change Simeji's configuration so it works better on a 10" screen? **Update on August 20, 2011** As of August 2011, I've noticed that Simeji has been updated to work well on a tablet now, so it's no longer necessary to have an alternative. Still, this question may benefit future searchers who just don't like Simeji for whatever reason and want an alternative. |
56825 | Sync Outlook Calendar on my PC to Samsung Galaxy S4 | I use Outlook Calendar on my PC. Can I sync it to Samsung Galaxy S4? |
56827 | help me out making my transition from iphone please | I am used to doing a long-press-on-the-home-button to trigger the voice- search. That's a bad iphone habit. Here with Android, it is always switching to the currently-running-apps screen. I tried so many ways ( including the home2 share app) but I could not figure it out. Could you tell me an easy way to configure note 3 ( or s4) hardware buttons so that I can program them to do certain things upon long press, double click, even triple click etc... What's the best app for that? And secondly (and more practically speaking), please tell me how I can configure that a long press on the home button puts the phone into the listening mode? Thank you... |
11754 | Trace GSM packets on HTC Desire? | Is there any way I can log/sniff the GSM packets on a (rooted) HTC Desire ? (I'm talking about the actual low level GSM packets on the Um interface, not IP packets over a 3g connection.) |
11753 | Duplicate Text Messages, Verizon: DroidX2 | I have a DroidX2 on Verizon and I always get duplicate text messages and it's super annoying. Is there a simple way to fix this? Or is this a carrier issue? |
43689 | Does Facebook Home uninstall cleanly? | I am hardly a regular Facebook user, but am curious about Facebook Home – mostly curiosity about its design and implementation. I have a Nexus 7 running Jelly Bean 4.2.2. If I were to install it, can I be confident that uninstalling it will leave everything (home screens, etc) as it was? |
80671 | How to backup phonebook and user data through usb or command code in a locked Android phone | My phone has a USB option. I want to connect it to the PC, and I need the command code to backup my phone book and all user data of my Android phone which is locked. How can I get the command code I need? |
19561 | How many computers can I connect simultaneously using Android tethering? | Yesterday I tried to connect 5 computers with my Android smartphone to the internet, however, I could only connect two of them simultaneously, is this the theorical limitation or there is any configuration to be done to increase this number? Is this a limitation of my smartphone's wifi card? PS: Android 2.2 @ Samsung Galaxy 551 |
19563 | My EPC android 2.2 won't connect to internet | Bought this little netbook a few weeks ago. Seems good in many ways & useful for my work (I'm a writer) but cannot connect to the internet. I am using a dongle (HUAWEI E220, which is on recommended list) but think I cannot be entering right details. Have tried following user's manual, also suggestions from other internet sites, but nothing works. One problem may be that desktop on my device seems to differ slightly from others. I click on `3G settings` then on `Add 3G network`, after which I am faced by the following: * Name * Device number * APN * User Other option is to click on W-Fi settings, then `Add Wi-Fi network` \- after which I have to add `Network SSID` and `Security`. Whatever advice I am following, nothing seems to work with either. Can anyone help? |
16397 | I'm not able to access a certain intranet site | I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Tab (3.2 Android OS) on a wireless network to access an intranet site. I can access the site perfectly from a laptop connected (wireless) to the intranet site, but not with the Galaxy Tab. It's saying that it cannot locate the remote server (this is baffling). Additionally, I have tried several browsers: Firefox, Opera, and Android browser. Has anyone experienced something similar or have an idea what the problem may be. Thanks! |
19566 | How do I disable the "Select input method" Notification? | I don't know if this is standard ICS behavior or if it's due to my Cyanogenmod based ROM, but every time I open the soft keyboard by clicking on a text box/area a notification appears in the notification drawer that says "Select input method." I don't mind seeing this notification one time, but I'm already using the input method I want and I'd like to disable the notification. Is this standard behavior for Ice Cream Sandwich? Can it be disabled? |
63905 | Nexus 4, ART vs Dalvik Runtime: Which provides a lower battery consumption? | I'm using a Nexus 4 and currently using the Cyanogen Mod 11 ROM. I was using Paranoid Android Beta 4 for KitKat before but switched to Cyanogen Mod due to the stability that Cyanogen Mod offers right now. I was wondering what are the pros and cons from ART and Dalvik. Especially since I am no longer running the Nexus 4 stock ROM. Is there any other ways of improving battery life by switching governors? |
16399 | Is there a 1-click method to do this 3-4 click task? | I'm on a pay-as-you go scheme using an HTC desire with Android 2.3 installed. Right now, to activate my mobile internet (which I do only when I need to check email) needs me to go to `Settings > Wireless > tick 'Mobile Networks'`. **Question:** Is there a 1-click way of doing this? I probably will need to install an app that helps me do this I'm guessing? _I spent several minutes looking for this over Google, but I suspect I didn't know what to search for_ |
63902 | Strange facebook android app | Whenever I download the Facebook app for my Android phone (Motorola Razr D3) it shows up normal for the first time but then changes to a strange interface and then stays that way.  (Click picture for larger variant) I've tried deleting it and then downloading it again and again but it keeps changing back, what is this? What should I do? |
63901 | MID-android tablet with no Bluetooth | All I ask is for an answer. Can I put a Bluetooth dongle on this tablet and run Bluetooth devices such as a keyboard/cover. It's a MID-android 4.1 with a mini USB port and adapter cable to a full sized USB. Everything else is stock. The kernel is standard 13.something, I think. thank you |
63900 | Enterprise mass deploy Exchange account setup | Our company is switching over from on-premise exchange to Office365; This means that many users will now have to remove the old account on their Android device and add a new account. iOS has .mobleprofile configuration setup to make setting up exchange on an iOS device quick and simple for the below average user. What would be the best approach to our users with Android devices? |
20886 | How to unlock device when I forgot my password? | I've read Recovering from forgotten lock pattern which states that there is an option to disable the lock using my Google account information. However I did not noticed such an option when I entered my _password_ five times wrong. (Although there was also a 20s or 30s delay to complicate brute force attacks.) I use Android 4.0.3 on a Asus Transformer Prime TF201. Would factory reset work? |
64029 | Replacing the flash chip on a Galaxy Nexus | **A little background** * * * I have two Galaxy Nexus phones: one reported lost(was lost) 32GB and a current 16GB version. **Current Issue** * * * I'm trying to put the 32GB flash chip into the current phone. Which means moving the SIM tray/flash card from the old phone to the new one. Shouldn't be too hard, just replace the circuit board and use the correct SIM card. When I turn the phone on however, it says there is 0-1 bars of unusable signal(no data). I use the old tray and it works perfectly. Is there some chip in this board I don't know about? |
54581 | Google Hangouts keeps history regardless of settings | I use Hangouts to chat with friends. As I don't want to keep history, I set it to be turned off. So whenever I chat, in the input line I see a constant message of "History is turned off". However, when I open Hangouts again, I can see messages that were sent days ago. A simple question: how can I see older messages with history disabled? |
64021 | Choose Which Albums Show in Play Music? | Not sure if this is a common or simple solution, but I can't find a way to fix this. I've got a couple albums I've purchased through the Google Music store - namely the Lés Mis soundtrack, is it's a great musical and all that. However, it's showing up on my phone, and I don't particularly _want_ it on my phone. If I shuffle my music, it keeps turning up. If I make an instant playlist, it likes to show up. (Because apparently Lés Mis is very similar to Rust in Peace...) I could set it to only steam via Wi-Fi, but then I need to keep the _rest_ of my music on the device. And besides, as soon as I get on the Wi-Fi, it'll start streaming again.. How do I stop this album from showing up? I'd rather not _delete_ it from Google Music Manager as that'll delete it from my account (I think). I just don't want it to ever show up on my phone. |
64022 | How to share contact via sms on Android 4.4.2? | I'm using Moto G with stock android running 4.4.2. I would like to share contact detail via SMS. I don't want to use 3rd party app for this basic functionality. Was this functionality available with previous versions? |
64025 | Galaxy Note 3 - Is there a way to add more apps to use when drawing a 'Pen Window'? | Is there a way to add more applications in the list that appears when you press the button on the S-Pen and select "Pen Window" to draw a floating application? It would be really nice if you could open a floating twitter or Facebook application. |
64027 | How to add a symbolic link to bypass unavailable busybox applet | I have BusyBox version v1.15.3 installed that came with the ROM gingerdx 31b. This busybox version cannot be updated/changed, because if it's being updated, the phone goes into a bootloop on the next reboot, it is said not to update the busybox in the ROM thread too. The problem is, this busybox version doesn't include the applet `pgrep`. Whenever pgrep is typed in the shell & executed it gives out a `pgrep: not found` error. "pgrep" is needed by the "super charger" script to do some tasks. So, I tried creating a symbolic link to a working pgrep from another busybox version. I stored the busybox file in the `/data/` folder, made it `chmod 777`, then `cd` to that directory. Then execute the command; > ln -sf "busybox pgrep" "./busybox pgrep" but even when I execute pgrep, it still gives the same error. How do I make the pgrep command point to a working pgrep, via another busybox or a pgrep file? Also, how do I make this link permanent, so that it stays that way after a reboot? Should I add this to the .bashrc or do this using a init.d script? Both my knowledge on android & linux commands are limited as well. Any help is much appreciated. Thank you. |
11992 | How do I stop my phone from beeping when it completes charging? | I have a Samsung Galaxy 2 S running Android 2.3. When I plug it in to recharge, it beeps when it reaches 100%. I would prefer that it not notify me with a sound. However, I can't for the life of me find anywhere that this is set. Is it possible to disable this annoying chime? |
42483 | Trying install apps on External SD card Android 4.2.2 (Carbon) | I got a new 32 GB SD card for my Galaxy S3 (i9300), but: * I can't install apps on the external SD card. * I can't move apps to the external SD card. I read once that I should partition the SD card using MiniTool Partition to create ext2 and FAT32 partitions. I did this, then I tried to move an app using Link2SD and I received the message Install Failed Insufficient Storage (my SD card is empty). I also tested this using MoveToSD, but this one said Your device doesn't support moving apps to SD Card. I don't what else to do. Is it possible for me to move apps to the SD card on my device? |
3983 | How to buy an app for a friend? | I would like to buy a game (well several copies of it really) for some of my friends for Christmas. Is there any way to do this? Would I have to rely on the publisher, or is there some way to "gift" apps from the market? |
21281 | How do I upload multiple photos at once to Picasa (Web)? | Is there a way to select several photos and upload them all to Picasa? |
21286 | Google Docs - Spreadsheet - Row selection issue | I have an HTC Desire and I'm using the Google Docs app to edit some spreadsheets. Most of the times, when I click (touch) on a row to begin editing, the application opens the row immediately below (and sometimes the one above). This is pretty frustrating and it happens even if I zoom in so much that it's obvious I'm not touching the adjacent rows. Has anyone else had this issue? If so, is there a fix? |
54586 | Samsung Galaxy: Unlock gone haywire | I applied the procedure to unlock a Samsung Galaxy S3 on a Samsung Galaxy Express I437. It went through smoothly, and but the phone was not unlocked. Instead, it gives me the error message "Phone not allowed MM#6" after I inserted a foreign SIM card. The procedure is reproduced below: [1] UMTS [1] Debug Screen [8] Phone Control [6] Network Lock Options [3]Perso SHA256 OFF (after choosing this option, wait about 30 seconds, then go back one step by pressing the Menu button then select Back, now you are in [6] Network Lock then choose [4] NW Lock NV Data INITIALLIZ ..... wait for a minute then reboot your phone Since this didn't work, I tried reverting NW LOCK back to the old setting. Unfortunately, it doesn't work. The unlock screen doesn't come up anymore. And I have no other way to enter an unlock code. Does anyone have any idea how to resolve this issue? Million thanks! |
45653 | What happened to camera search on Google Now? | It used to be under Settings, there was a Search With Camera option which would boot up the camera and allow you to take a photo which you could search with. Since the last google now update, I can't find it. Has it been moved to another spot or did they get rid of it? |
45655 | Is it possible to replace a carrier-customized system with the original version from phone manufacturer? | Is it possible to replace carrier customizations, and all of their junk, by, instead of rooting, removing undesired apps, and performing specific steps that by no means ensure a clean stock install, just replace _whole_ system with original version from phone manufacturer, just like we can reformat a PC and install operating system as it looks like originally? **Specifically, is it possible with Xperia J?** Has anyone with a carrier- customized unit upgraded from ICS to JB and checked if phone was reverted back to Sony version? They do not provide consistent information, some say it may be possible, some say it is not. But I cannot find a unit for sale with original Sony installation, not even on their website. All of the poor information I could get about this so far is unclear and does not explain well the principles by which it is or is not possible. Rooting and other procedures that void warranty are a non-go. |
48222 | How install gapps with adb commands | How can I install google apps with adb commands ? I don't know how to unzip . I used busybox. But it is not useful. Please guide me . Thanks to all and everythings. :) |
16937 | How to access the internal ringtone folder on rooted 2.2? | I have a rooted Samsung GT5510 running 2.2. I have tried in vain, using different file explorers, to locate the built in ringtones (folder). Can someone please point me to the right path? Is it inside some APK, in which case how do I unzip it to access the internal contents after saving it on my computer? |
16931 | Missing "left screen" in my SGS1 . How can it be added? | I have stuff on the 7th screen and I've expected to be able to reach it on left swipe from homescreen, but it is not so. How can I configure it ? Does it require some non-default launcher? |
16939 | Remove contacts from synced Exchange account, without removing them from the server | How can I remove contacts from accounts I don't sync with anymore? Without being afraid of removing them from the "source" exchange account now or in the future? **Background:** When installing the email synchronization with Exchange, I thought it was a good idea to also sync the contacts. Now the internal memory of my phone is stuffed with thousands of contacts I don't really need. It seems I cannot move them to the SD card, so I want them gone. When I stop the synchronization (only contacts) with exchange, the contacts are not automatically removed. I'm a bit afraid that if I remove them manually, and click or accidentally enable the sync, the contact will also be removed from my exchange contacts list, that is linked to my companies contacts list. BTW: I know some Java, so if necessary I can develop an app to do this. |
12222 | Is there any tool that tells me the min and max battery consumption rate of an app? | Is there any tool that tells me the min and max battery consumption rate of an app? |
12220 | What does the yellow progress bar in stock browser means, while rendering downloading web page? | While rendering / downloading web page the stock browser shows moving yellow progress bar. It tends to start increasing from the left, at times increasing from the right, there are also gaps in the yellow bar, before finally completing rendering / downloading and disappearing. I'd love to understand what it all means. Whatsmyuseragent.com gives ... "Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; en-us; ViewPad7 Build/FRF91) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1"  Android browser progress bar video on Picasa at ... 00:01 shows short yellow bar from left 00:02 shows yellow bar from right 00:03 shows longer yellow bar from left 00:05 complete rendering, progress bar disappears |
42153 | My Galaxy mini having trouble with charging | Today I noticed that my Galaxy Mini is not charging properly. In morning it was switched off even after charging for the whole night. Some weeks ago the same problem had occured, but some time after when I plugged it in with the USB cable it was getting charged. When I connected the charger, it was working fine. Well, my problems don't stop there. Today I did all the possible tricks, but it doesn't charge. In fact it is showing the charging symbol, but its not increasing. It's not even showing the charging percentage. When I connect it with the PC via USB cable it is charging and battery level increasing too, but it again suddenly decreases or again increases. What is the problem? And how can it be solved? |
42155 | Nexus 4 not getting connected to PC | Some days back, My nexus was getting connected to the computer. But yesterday I discovered, it is no more like that. It is only getting charged via USB connection. No notification of connection received, either on phone or computer. what to do? Kindly suggest ! |
42154 | CM9 shuts off itself on SGS2? | I'm facing a very weird problem on my SGS2, using CM9 9.1.0 stable making me crazy. My device go to in deep sleep in 12-24 hrs once when I'm using Siyah kernel while CM9 stock kernel do it once or twice in a day. :'( I have Googled for it and got this thread where the problem is same. Cm9 Phone Shuts Off By Itself, phone actually doesn't switch off it just go to in deep sleep and start to eat battery like a crazy nut, also I can call on my ohone and caller can hear up the ring but there is no life sighn at that moment in my phone. How can I resolve this, I have did a clean install but no success, also battery of my phone is just new. |
42157 | How to access intenal storage or internal memory of Android while conecting to PC? | I am connecting my Android device to PC, but its not show my internal storage. Is there a method to access the internal storage of Android while connecting the android device to PC. |
12229 | How to make screen 'unsensitive' on incoming calls? | Here's the scenario: what I often find happening is that I receive a call on my Android phone (HTC Desire S), and as I'm rushing to get it out of my pocket I'm accidentally managing to swipe the screen, which rejects or accepts the call, when I didn't want to. What's the best way to avoid this, given that I want to keep my phone in my pocket? I'd kind of like the screen to remain disabled when a call is being received until I press the power button at which point it becomes sensitive. Is there a way to do this or something which would avoid this accidental accept/reject of calls? |
29372 | Change the number of home screen panels in Android | A phone user manual (HTC Wildfire S. **Android 2.2** ) says > 'Home screen has seven panels that you can customise'. The system settings do not contain an option to modify the number of panels. I was searching for this on the web and was not able to find any solution that does not involve third-party applications. If this requires programming, please, move the question to StackOverflow and respond with detail. |
29373 | Google Play Store App error | I upgraded my Samsung Galaxy Note GT N7000 from Gingerbread to ICS. (Had used the software update option: Settings → About Phone → Software Update → Update[check for updates] And thus the Google Play Store app also got updated to the version 3.8.17 which is compatible with ICS. But the app on my phone plus the Play website apparently still have the old Android version. As a result apps which are now compatible with ICS (for example Adobe Photoshop Touch) are still: 1. Shown as incompatible on the website and 2. Not even displayed in the app on the phone. **I have already tried:** 1. Clear cache and data of the app; 2. Uninstall all updates of the app; 3. Installed the app version 3.8.17 again via another source on the net but it did not help. So now I also, don’t have the original app provided by Samsung. **Question:** How do I solve this? Is there someway I can download the app via Samsung without installing the whole of ICS again? |
29371 | How can I use a custom prefix for international calls? | In my country, we have to use a prefix before dialing an international number, depending on which provider we use. For example, I use an international calling company for which I have to dial 019 before dialing the international number. Now, having to edit each and every international phone number in my address book to add a 109 would be annoying. And when I move providers, having to do the whole process again would be very annoying. Is there a way to tell Android, "every time you see a +, just dial 019 instead"? Or any other solution? (I use Cyanogenmod.) |
29375 | Reading fixed-layout ePubs | I'm looking for a way to read fixed-layout ePubs; nothing I've found supports this format. Aldiko supports epub, but surely not a fixed-layout epub. Is there a possibility here to have the same support here that we have on iOS? |
53506 | package file was not signed correctly. Uninstall the previous copy of the app and try again | I cant update any of the google apps. When trying to update Google calendar app, it gives me the "package file was not signed correctly. Uninstall the previous copy of the app and try again." This problem also occurs with other Google apps such as maps, chrome etc. Deleting the cache and then trying to update the app doesn't work either. Im using Nexus 4 with 4.2.1 I haven't rooted it, no roms. Also when I tap "System updates" it doesn't update to newer Android version. How to solve this issue. |
10570 | Is it possible to combine address bar and search bar of opera mobile into one | I had been using stock browser all the while. Recently, I found out that opera mobile is much more faster when I double tap to zoom in. I would like to switch my daily use to opera mobile. However, the shortcoming I found out is that, they do not have a single bar for me to search and type address. Is there any workaround or plugin for me to do so? |
10571 | NEXUS S (t-mobile version) 2.3.4 / GRJ22 -- IS ROOT POSSIBLE?? can't mount /system mount /data | I have the Nexus S (t-mobile version) that is 2.3.4 / GRJ22 and just wanted to ask, is root actually possible now?? I see lots of posts about how to do it under 2.3.3, but all the posts I have seen so far mention doing a mount /System mount /data and these ARE NOT options on the bootloader screen under GRJ22. (these instructions do NOT work: http://www.techwhizz.com/root-google-nexus-s- android-2-3-4-gingerbread-grj22/ ) Am I totally missing something here? I'm usually pretty good at figuring this stuff out, but I am at a total loss here and any help would be very much appreciated!! Thanks! |
53503 | In call Mute button sound. Can it be STOPPED? | Is there a way to set the MUTE button (the one on the in-call phone menu) to NOT make a sound when pressed. For instance, when I'm in conference calls on my GalaxyS4, and want to mute my microphone, I press the mute button which makes a "drop" sound. Which I do frequently when I am not speaking. Soon after, a colleague of mine sent me an instant message and informed me that they could all hear the "drop" sound every time I pressed the darned thing.. Is there any way to make it not do that?? |
63279 | Unlocking Bootloader | Recently I've unlocked my sony xperia p boot loader. I am sure that it is unlocked. But is there any option to find out that is it unlocked? |
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